Seal.



No; 779,396. PATENTBD JAN. 3, 1905. E. BUROKER.

SEAL. APPLIOATIO'N FILED MAY 23. 1904.

WITNESSES INVENTOR UNITED STATES Patented January 3, 1905.

PATENT OEEIcE.

ESTA BUROKER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO WALTER SMITH AND DALLAS H. READING, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SEAL.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,396, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed May 23, 1904. Serial No. 209,217.

To coZZ whom it may concern/.

Be it known that I, ESTA BUROKER, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of WVayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Seals; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to seals for stationery and packages.

It has for its object an improved seal that is made from wax, is adapted to be attached without heat to letters, stationery, or packages, and which is neat and ornamental in appearance.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the seal. Fig. 2 is a cross-section. Fig. 3 is a plan view with part of the wax and part of the fabric layer broken away.

The seal is made on a foundation of textile material or fabric 1, 'on the front or obverse side of which is placed by heating a quantity of sealing-wax 2 and on the rear a coating 8 of adhesive material, that is adapted to be used with the aid of moisture. Such adhesive material may be glue, mucilage, or paste. The textile material is cloth of a close or open weave, into which the melted sealing-Wax may partially penetrate and to which the sealing- Wax will adhere strongly. The back of the cloth is coated with the adhesive material spoken of.

The seal is manufactured in sheets, from which each individual seal is cut by a punch into any desired shape, preferably into a shape which has an irregular outline similar to that taken by melted wax when dropped or spread upon the paper, as usually appears when sealing-Wax is used in the ordinary way.

Upon the face side of the seal is impressed an emblem, character, or ornamental design* as, for example, an initial in a circular border. Such seals may be carried in stock by the stationer and can be used at any time by selecting an individual seal, moistening the back of it, and securing it by the adhesive material to the stationery or package on which it is used.

What I claim is- 1. A seal for stationery and packages, comprising in combination, a textile foundation, a coating of sealing-wax spread upon the front of said foundation, and a coating of adhesive material, adapted to be brought to a condition of use by moisture, spread upon the back of said textile material, substantially as described.

2. A seal for stationery and packages, comprising a textile foundation of openwork mesh, a coating of sealing-wax on the front thereof, and a coating of soluble adhesive material on the back thereof, substantially as described.

3. A seal for stationery and packages, comprising in combination a foundation of textile material, a coating of wax on the front thereof, provided with an ornamentation, and a coating of soluble adhesive material on the back thereof, substantially as described.

. In testimony whereof I sign this specifica tion in the presence of two witnesses.

ESTA BUROKER.

Witnesses:

MAY E. Kor'r, CHARLEs F. BURTON. 

